Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB

Store The store started in one small room and has grown to include four rooms of an 1820's mansion located uptown, two blocks from City Market. Watch for our unique curved front door with leaded glass. We specialize in antiquarian and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have an extensive religion collection, and many classic literature titles. Visitors and local people enjoy browsing our local and regional titles. Our biography section is very popular. We carry a broad range of history books, including several of local interest. Our maritime section is a sailor's delight! Handy people will appreciate our technical section which covers everything from automotive to woodworking. Children and adults alike will enjoy our children's section which covers 1860 through 1970. The Staff Dave Shoots began the business in August of 2000, taking over the existing premises of another bookseller. A life-long interest in books led to a degree in Journalism as well as a Masters of Divinity. Dave collects agriculture books and was a flea marketer for more than 30 years. Dave sings bass in the Saint John Men's Chorus, and has had roles in a couple of local operas. In addition to retail sales, he is in charge of purchasing stock and listing books for sale online. Wendy (Shoots) Matheson has training in Broadcast Journalism. Her childhood dream of becoming a writer was realized when she started Cornhill Communications in 1995. From March of 2010 until January, 2012, Wendy wrote an award-winning personal blog, Herding Cats in Hammond River . In addition to onsite customer service, she handles online order processing, book scouting, inventory control, and photographing/shelving the books. Other hours by arrangement.